SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT DATA PRESENTATION�PART 1: ��NJGPA AND AP DATA����DR. JOSEPH TRIVISONNO�ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

NEW JERSEY GRADUATION PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT (NJGPA)

• New Jersey Statute requires the State graduation proficiency assessment to be administered to all grade 11 students (N.J.A.C. 18A:7C-6)
• The New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) is a comprehensive examination in both Language Arts and Mathematics given to grade 11 students for the purpose of meeting the state graduation assessment requirement.
• The examination is a computer-based assessment that addresses skills and content taught in classes that are aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
• The assessment given is now an Adaptive Assessment meaning the complexity of questions students are given are based on answers students provide.
• The Language Arts component is aligned to grade 10 Language Arts standards.
• The Mathematics component is aligned to both Algebra 1 and Geometry standards.
• Following the assessment, students are characterized as Graduation Ready or Not Yet Graduation Ready.

NEW JERSEY GRADUATION PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT (NJGPA)

• Annually, the New Jersey State Board of Education adopts the proficiency level cut score for the English language Arts (ELA) and mathematics components of the NJGPA, as well as the menu of alternative assessments and aligned cut scores.
• Students who take but do not meet the minimum required score on each component of the assessment will have the opportunity to receive additional supports and may take the following steps:
• Retake the ELA and/or mathematics components of the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in the following summer or fall;
• Meet a designated cut score from the menu of substitute competency tests; or complete a portfolio appeal.

SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT NJGPA OVERALL SUMMARY

SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT NJGPA DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN: ELA

* Indicates data of less than 10 students. Data is concealed

SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT NJGPA DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN: MATH

* Indicates data of less than 10 students. Data is concealed

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCORING BY COURSE

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

ENGLISH, SPANISH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

TAKEAWAYS…

• The NJGPA Adaptive is a comprehensive test given to High School Juniors that encompasses three years of content and multiple standards in Language Arts and Math.
• The assessment is used as the graduation testing requirement. The test is adaptive meaning questions change in complexity as students progress through the test.
• Feedback from the test indicates areas that the district should target in coming years for future students.
• While we did experience a slight decrease in those categorized as Graduation Ready in Language Arts, the district did increase for the second year in a row those identified as Graduation Ready in Mathematics.
• We will continue reviewing data three times per year at the high school following the administration of benchmark assessments in ELA and Math to the High School.
• The district is offering tutoring to all students through the 21st Century program including but not limited to English Language Arts and Mathematics.
• The district continues to grow supports in mathematics and literacy for English language learners through the initiation of the Newcomer program.
• The district is providing teaching staff additional professional development on small group instructional design within the block schedule setting.

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